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An asset transfer and payment restructuring were offered to Gov. J.B. Pritzker as ideas for part of a pension fix.
February 8
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Deep fiscal strains weigh on the district's efforts to claw its way back to investment grade.
February 7
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At BB-minus, the city remains three notches below investment grade. A changed rating methodology for priority-lien revenue debt also pushed $430 million of bonds to speculative grade.
February 7
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The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago says its plan would put the state on path to fiscal solvency and double-A ratings.
February 6
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The University of Michigan plans to sell $225 million of bonds that will include taxable and tax-exempt debt, with bonds structured with a put option in the mix.
February 6
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A new report from the state comptroller lays out budget strains that weigh on the backlog despite strong revenue numbers.
February 5
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The merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health creates a Chicago-based nonprofit healthcare system with $10 billion in debt and operations in 21 states.
February 4
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Weaker operating results led S&P Global Ratings to lower its outlook for the Evanston, Illinois-based university.
February 1
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Enright, who died of bone cancer at 72, held fiscal positions with local governments before starting a nearly 30-year investment banking career.
February 1
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A lawsuit alleging fraud accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market will proceed, an Illinois judge ruled.
February 1
